25 And they sat down to eat bread, and looking, they saw, behold, a caravan of the Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, and their camels were carrying styrax, balm, and frankincense, and they were going to take it to Egypt.

26 And Judah said to his brethren, 'What shall it profit us if we kill our brother, and hide his blood?'

27 Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hands be upon him, for he is our brother, our flesh. His brothers obeyed him

28 And as the merchants of Midian were passing by, they pulled Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver; and they took Joseph into Egypt.

29 And Reuben came again to the pit; and behold, Joseph is not in the pit. And he tore his garments;

30 And he returned to his brethren, and said, 'The lad is gone, but I, where shall I go?'

31 And they took Joseph's garments, and slaughtered the goat, and stained the garments with blood;

32 And they sent a garment of many colors, and brought it to their father, and said, 'We have found this; See whether this garment is thy son's, or not.

33 And he recognized it, and said, 'This is my son's garment; the beast of prey ate him; surely Joseph was torn to pieces.

34 And Jacob tore his garments, and put sackcloth on his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

35 And all his sons and all his daughters were gathered together to comfort him; but he would not be comforted, and said, "With sorrow I will go down to my son into hell." Thus his father mourned him.

36 And the Midianites sold it in Egypt to Potiphar, Pharaoh's courtier, the captain of the bodyguard.

Chapter 38

1 At that time Judah departed from his brethren, and dwelt near a certain Adullammite, whose name was Hira.